Healio

Dried blood spot test can detect HIV and hepatitis, researchers say

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A single drop of blood can be used to accurately detect HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, researchers said.
The American Journal of Managed Care

Dried Blood Test May Detect HIV, Hepatitis B and C

A test using a single spot of dried blood successfully detected HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in all 60 samples with known amounts of each virus. Data on a groundbreaking test with the potential ...
Rolling Out

Non-reactive HIV test might not mean what you think

Sample blood collection tube with HIV test label on HIV infection screening test form. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Room's Studio) A non-reactive HIV test result generally means good news – you ...
Medscape

Dried Blood Spot Test Validated for HIV, Hep B, and Hep C

A test that uses a single drop of dried blood to detect HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C has been validated and is now in use in some high-risk settings in Denmark, according to research presented at ...

Advanced white blood cell testing to identify HIV disease strongly recommended by WHO

CD4 tests is strongly recommended as the preferred method to identify advanced HIV disease among people living with HIV, said ...
CBS News

At-home rapid HIV tests being developed by Colorado State University

Researchers at Colorado State University are nearing completion of an effort to create and develop rapid at-home tests for HIV. The staff and students in Fort Collins are using technology and science ...
Healio

Q&A: More HIV self-tests needed to bolster market, drive down cost, increase access

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The only available self-test for HIV was approved by the FDA in 2012. Since then, no company has applied for FDA ...

Parents in India devastated as children with thalassemia test HIV positive

Parents of children with thalassemia in India say they are devastated after life-saving blood transfusions left their children HIV-positive, confronting them with illness, social stigma, and ...
Rolling Out

When your negative HIV test means you need another

Receiving a non-reactive HIV test result brings immense relief for most people, but understanding what this outcome truly means requires more than a simple celebration. While a negative result ...

Student needed blood to survive, it gave her HIV: How gaps in transfusion safety are affecting young thalassaemia patients

As the National Blood Transfusion Bill, 2025 gets introduced in Parliament, patients recount how unsafe screening changed their lives forever and why screening donor blood should be mandatory.
KOAT Albuquerque

Health department recommends spa clients to get blood tested

GOLF DRIVE ON NEW MEXICO. 14. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS ASKING PEOPLE WHO VISITED THE SHUTTERED VIP SPA TO GET TESTED FOR INFECTIONS, INCLUDING HIV. THIS COMES AFTER A FORMER CLIENT REVEALED THEY ...